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Eman Kellam

YouTube Personality, CBBC Presenter & Young Mayor of Lewisham

Emmanuel Kellam is a web personality creating content ranging from pranks, to public opinion interviews on issues affecting young people in London through his Vlog, Eman's Blogs. You may recognise him from viral video “Pranking my African Dad”. Eman joined this project because, having grown up in Lewisham all his life, he believes there is a big part for positive role models to play in encouraging young people to better understand their emotions and to be able to cope with the challenges of life within the borough.

Maya Jama

Presenter, YouTube personality & Broadcast Journalist.

Maya Jama is an English broadcast journalist of Somali-Swedish descent. She began her career as a teenager, working for the likes of JumpOffTV, Sky, MTV, Copa90 and more recently, ASOS. She is also a weekday DJ on Rinse FM. Having grown up without a father figure and having moved to London alone from a young age, Maya joined the project in the hope of sharing her wisdom on the importance of staying positive and practising resilience when enduring long standing adversities or difficult transitions.

DeeJillz

Member of The Square, 19 years old

As a group of 10 producers and emcees, Lewisham based collective The Square represent the next generation of conscious-minded new school grime artists. All under 21, they have grown through the success of the 2014 breakthrough protege, Novelist, who at just 17, was named in the BBC ‘Sound Of 2015’ list before signing his debut EP with XL Recordings.

The Square combine genuine hunger, talent and lyrical flow, and have joined this project to offer advice on growing up in the endz, making mature decisions at a young age and creating your own opportunities in Lewisham.

Syder

Member of The Square, 19 years old

As a group of 10 producers and emcees, Lewisham based collective The Square represent the next generation of conscious-minded new school grime artists. All under 21, they have grown through the success of the 2014 breakthrough protege, Novelist, who at just 17, was named in the BBC ‘Sound Of 2015’ list before signing his debut EP with XL Recordings.

The Square combine genuine hunger, talent and lyrical flow, and have joined this project to offer advice on growing up in the endz, making mature decisions at a young age and creating your own opportunities in Lewisham.

Riley

Member of The Square, 14 years old

Riley is a 14 year old filmmaker from Lewisham and an honorary member of The Square. While still at school, Riley has directed and shot music videos for Novelist, The Square and other well known grime emcees. Riley joined this project to act as a positive role model for young people in Lewisham. He has already helped lots of young people in the borough to find the right opportunities for themselves. Having had to make tough decisions from a young age, and turned his life round for the better, Riley embodies what it means to be resilient. With more social projects and events to offer young people in the borough, Riley is one to watch!

Elf Kid

Member of The Square, 19 years old

As a group of 10 producers and emcees, Lewisham based collective The Square represent the next generation of conscious-minded new school grime artists. All under 21, they have grown through the success of the 2014 breakthrough protege, Novelist, who at just 17, was named in the BBC ‘Sound Of 2015’ list before signing his debut EP with XL Recordings.

The Square combine genuine hunger, talent and lyrical flow, and have joined this project to offer advice on growing up in the endz, making mature decisions at a young age and creating your own opportunities in Lewisham.

Dee Cee

Member of The Square, 16 years old

As a group of 10 producers and emcees, Lewisham based collective The Square represent the next generation of conscious-minded new school grime artists. All under 21, they have grown through the success of the 2014 breakthrough protege, Novelist, who at just 17, was named in the BBC ‘Sound Of 2015’ list before signing his debut EP with XL Recordings.

The Square combine genuine hunger, talent and lyrical flow, and have joined this project to offer advice on growing up in the endz, making mature decisions at a young age and creating your own opportunities in Lewisham.

Blakie

Member of The Square, 17 years old

As a group of 10 producers and emcees, Lewisham based collective The Square represent the next generation of conscious-minded new school grime artists. All under 21, they have grown through the success of the 2014 breakthrough protege, Novelist, who at just 17, was named in the BBC ‘Sound Of 2015’ list before signing his debut EP with XL Recordings.

The Square combine genuine hunger, talent and lyrical flow, and have joined this project to offer advice on growing up in the endz, making mature decisions at a young age and creating your own opportunities in Lewisham.

Why do we exist?

Talking about feelings can be tricky. Emotions are often messy and difficult to deal with, especially when you’re young or feeling vulnerable. But they don’t need to be a stressful part of our lives and we learn to manage them well.

By developing our ability to be resilient, and sharing this knowledge with others, we can boost all our chances of living happier, healthier lives.

It’s time to break the silence surrounding mental illness, crush taboos and get young people in Lewisham feeling good about themselves and energised by life.

We’ve worked with local artists, Youtubers and role models to create this interactive space so that people in Lewisham can learn from, find services, join community conversations, and get help, when and where necessary.